Haridwar Rape: ‘Gang-raped 8 times in front of mother’: BJP functionary arrested in Haridwar for making her boyfriend, aide sexually assault her 13-year-old daughter | Dehradun News

HARIDWAR: A BJP functionary from Haridwar, who previously held top posts in the party’s district unit, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly making her boyfriend and his associate gang-rape her 13-year-old daughter. The accused boyfriend, 33, has also been arrested while his accomplice, in his 30s, remains at large. Police said the woman, who had been living separately from her husband after a dispute a few months ago, forced her daughter to consume alcohol so the two men could rape her. The first gang-rape incident took place in Jan in which the girl was assaulted inside a car while her mother was present, said the SHO of the police station concerned. The abuse continued until March, when the accused trio took trips to Agra and Vrindavan, he added. “The girl was gang-raped around eight times, all in the presence of her mother,” said the officer. The teen was also assaulted at a hotel in Haridwar that is leased in the name of her mother and her boyfriend, police said. They added that the accused would threaten the girl saying they would kill her father if she said anything. After months of enduring the assault, the survivor finally disclosed her ordeal to her father. Subsequently, he filed a complaint on Tuesday and after conducting an initial probe, a case was registered on Wednesday under BNS sections 70(2) (gang rape), 351(3) (criminal intimidation), 3(5) (criminal act by several persons in furtherance of common intention) and relevant sections of the Posco Act against the three accused. Haridwar SSP Pramendra Dobal told TOI, “A medical examination of the girl confirmed sexual assault after which the woman and her boyfriend were arrested. The girl’s mother forced her into having physical relations with the men by telling her that it is a normal part of moving ahead in life.”The girl’s statement has been recorded before a magistrate and police have formed a team to arrest the third accused.(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)